Transformation · line 5
Great Manifestation becomes Overflowing
What this change means
The fifth line moves, and its image is a ram lost at the border, gone without regret. This is a favorable moment: you can set force aside and move toward what you want unhurried and unstrained, carried by a good wave. Letting go of the need to push is itself the gain. Thunder above becomes Lake, and the resulting hexagram, 43 Overflowing, warns what could happen if you don't. Pressure has been building, and some situations could get out of control, personally or in your relationships. Bring what's happening into the open, but without blunt confrontation; choose your words so you don't provoke reactions, and act generously to ease the tension. The line and the hexagram agree. Ride the wave gently, release force, and keep the buildup from spilling.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 5 of 34 Great Manifestation
This is a favorable moment when you can do without force and head toward your goals without haste or strain: the good wave will carry you to success.
Loses the ram at Yi. No regret.
- The judgment of 34 Great Manifestation
You have what it takes to carry out big projects and achieve extraordinary things. Still, you need to stay active and keep persevering. Thinking and acting in harmony will keep you holding to what is right and will make your achievements last.
Constancy is favorable.
- The judgment of 43 Overflowing
It's a time of excessive buildup: some situations are about to get out of control and overwhelm you, both personally and in your relationships. You need to bring what's happening into the open, but without speaking about it directly; watch your words so you don't provoke reactions. It's a time to act generously to ease the tension that's there.
It is proclaimed in the king's court. A sincere cry: there is danger. Word comes from one's own city. It is not favorable to take up arms. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
43 Overflowing → 34 Great Manifestationline 5
Other transformations of Great Manifestation
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